Global Ophthalmology Talk with Tommy Bui, Zoha Mian, Nikhita Yadlapalli
In this episode, we meet with the OGT team and gather perspectives on exposure to global ophthalmology during medical school.
Aug 06, 2023•43 min
Open Globe Talk
Welcome to Open Globe Talk, a podcast series featuring leaders in global ophthalmology. We connect aspiring ophthalmologists, resident and fellow trainees, and practicing ophthalmologists interested in global ophthalmology with resources and mentors. Please subscribe and head over to "openglobetk.com" for more updates and recordings in various other platforms!
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Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Eve Higginbotham, SM MD ML
In this episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Eve Higginbotham, SM MD ML, a renowned glaucoma specialist and professor of ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute. Among the many roles she serves, she is also the inaugural vice dean for the Penn Medicine Office of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity. She is also the senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Insitute for Health Economics and a Board member of Ascension's finance and audit committees. Dr. Higginbotham maintains a strong background i...
Jun 03, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Ike Ahmed, MD
For our season finale, we have the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Ike Ahmed, a renowned specialist in glaucoma. Dr. Ahmed holds various positions in both academia and private practice, including serving as the director of the Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation and as the Chief Innovation Officer and former Medical Director of Prism Eye Institute in Canada. His contributions to the field of ophthalmology are widely recognized, particularly for his development of tools and techniques...
May 04, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Jullia A. Rosdahl, MD PhD
Welcome back to Open globe talk, this is your host, Rizul Naithani and I am joined today with Dr. Jullia A. Rosdahl, an incredible glaucoma specialist and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Duke Eye Center. Dr. Rosdahl obtained her medical education and PhD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed her ophthalmology residency at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. She then completed her glaucoma fellowship from the Duke Eye Center. As this recording was cond...
Mar 19, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Craig Chaya, MD
Welcome back to Open globe talk, this is your host, Rizul Naithani and I am joined today with Dr. Craig Chaya who is an assistant clinical professor at University of Utah and the division chief of it global ophthalmology department. Dr. Chaya completed medical school at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and an Ophthalmology residency at Texas Tech University. He completed two ophthalmology fellowships. An international ophthalmology fellowship as a Freedom Foundation Fellow through the Hi...
Jan 30, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Tetyana Schneider, PhD and Hannah Baker, MA
We are joined by not one but TWO incredible guests from the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Schneider is the Graduate Medical Education program administrator and Mrs. Hannah Baker is the senior graduate medical education program manager. Both of them are integral in the management of the global ophthalmology curriculum at UW-Madison. With DOVS unique global health curriculum integrated during residency, this is not the episode to miss for aspiring changemakers and global...
Dec 15, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Oluwatosin U Smith, MD
Episode 31 features Dr. Oluwatosin Smith, MD, a renowned glaucoma specialist based at the Glaucoma Associates of Texas in Dallas. Dr. Smith is also an acclaimed global ophthalmologist who serves on the board of the 'Cure Glaucoma Foundation'. She is also an assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Southwestern. Dr. Smith obtained her MBBS from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria graduating with the Andrew Blair Aitken's Prize in Surgery. She completed her ophthalmology res...
Sep 24, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Keith J Wroblewski, MD
Episode 30 is a special segment featuring Dr. Keith J Wroblewski, who is a retired colonel from the US Army and an associate professor as well as Vice Chair of Education at the George Washington University department of Ophthalmology. As we discuss Dr. Wroblewski’s work in both military medicine and the civilian world, we want to also thank all the armed men and women in uniform who put their lives on the line so that our nation could be safe each and every day. Dr. Wroblewski is originally from...
Sep 12, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Adrian Fung, MBBS (Hons1), MMed (Ophthal Sci), MMed (Clin Epi), FRANZCO: An International Partnership to Impart Lessons in Retina - 'Vitreoretinal Surgery Online'
We are pleased to host Dr. Adrian Fung, MBBS (Hons1), MMed (Ophthal Sci), MMed (Clin Epi), FRANZCO, who is one of Australia's leading vitreoretinal surgeon and medical retina specialist. Dr. Fung is currently the professor at Macquarie University Hospital and a clinical associate professor at the University of Sydney. He is also the head of vitreoretinal unit at Westmead hospital. Having completed international fellowships at institutions inclusive of University of British Columbia, Manhattan Ey...
Aug 07, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Uday Devgan, MD: Medical education and the personal journey to surgical excellence in ophthalmology
In this episode, we are excited to feature Dr. Uday Devgan, MD also known as the 'Cataract coach'! He is an international expert in ocular surgery, ranking #1 in southern California and #3 in the US. He specializes in cataract, refractive lens implant, and LASIK. With over 13 million views on his YouTube channel, Dr. Devgan has added tremendously to the skill sharing required of being a dedicated and proficient ophthalmologist. His 'Back to Basics' monthly feature is disbursed to over 80,000 oph...
Jul 30, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Marianeli Rodriguez, MD PhD: Women in Vitreoretinal Surgery & The Impact of Roe vs. Wade Repeal on Ophthalmology
We are joined today with Dr. Marianeli Rodriguez, MD PhD who is a vitreoretinal surgeon at Vitreoretinal Associates in Massachusetts. She completed her medical school education and PhD at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Then proceeded to continue her ophthalmology residency training at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Dr. Rodriguez then decided to pursue a Vitreoretinal disease fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. We are excited to have her today as she walks us through her path and ...
Jul 02, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Sila Bal, MD MPH: Global wisdom as a young ophthalmologist
Join us in this heart-to-heart conversation with soon to be graduating PGY4 Dr. Sila Bal, MD MPH who is at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Having started her global ophthalmology career incredibly early and serving as a board member of Partners for Andean Community Health (PACH), she has a lot to share regarding sustainable development of both international relations and delivery of care. We are excited to chat with her and learn about her take on global health and how she got started, alon...
Jun 25, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Ashiyana Nariani, MD MPH: A Spiritual Journey & Actionable Path to Transformative Global Eyecare
In this episode of Open Globe Talk, we are excited to welcome Dr. Ashiyana Nariani who is an assistant professor at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India. Her specialties include complex limbal stem cell transplants, corneal transplants, and ocular surface tumors. Inclusive of being the founder of the "2020 Ophthalmology Educational Series", she is on the AAO Cornea Network Committee, is on the Executive Committee for Refractive Surgery Alliance (RSA), and now the Global clinical consul...
Jun 07, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Evan Waxman MD PhD, Sanya Yadav, and Amrish Selvam: Guerrilla Eyecare Service
Taking on the theme of 'Global is Local', we spin off a new episode and format where we conduct a roundtable discussing Guerrilla Eyecare Service (GES). An organization founded by University of Pittsburgh Ophthalmology residency program director, Dr. Evan Waxman MD PhD, we gain an insightful segment on what is GES, how it was founded, and its profound impact on not just the community but also its participating student doctors. We also host two incredible student doctor mentees of Dr. Waxman join...
May 15, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Bala Ambati, MD PhD MBA: Early steps in global ophthalmology: Expectations in Cornea
Welcome back to Open Globe Talk and in this episode we have the amazing opportunity to chat with Dr. Bala Ambati, who is a remarkable surgeon at the Pacific ClearVision Institute and also a research professor at the Knight Campus of the University of Oregon. He attended New York University for undergraduate and completed medical school at Mount Sinai. Thereafter, he conducted residency training at Mass Eye and Ear with a subsequent fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery from Duke University...
May 09, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Geoff Tabin, MD MA: Quality over Quantity: Compassionate Capitalism
Season 2 premieres the well acclaimed surgeon-humanitarian featured in the book "Second Suns", Dr. Geoff Tabin, MD MA. In this episode, Dr. Tabin chats with us how the Himalayan Cataract Project began and the incredible partnership with the legendary Dr. Sanduk Ruit in Nepal. We also get a chance to hear his unique life perspectives and where the direction of global ophthalmology training should be as he founded the first global ophthalmology fellowship at the University of Utah, Moran Eye Cente...
Apr 12, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Peter MacIntosh, MD: Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural learning: Global Neuro-ophthalmology
In this episode of OGT, we are joined by Dr. Peter Macintosh who is an associate professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He is a dual fellowship-trained surgeon in neuro-ophthalmology, Oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. MacIntosh obtained his Ophthalmology residency from Stroger Cook County Hospital and did his fellowships at Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary (Neuro-ophthalmology) and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear infirmary Ophthalmic Plastic and Reco...
Apr 02, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Alessandro A. Jammal, MD PhD: The Amazon Rainforest: Indigenous eyecare
In this episode of Open globe talk, we have the esteemed pleasure of speaking with Dr. Alessandro Jammal who is a glaucoma specialist from Brazil and a current research scientist at Duke University. Dr. Jammal completed his medical school at Universidade de Uberaba (Uniube) and his Ophthalmology residency at Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM). He then completed a glaucoma fellowship at the prestigious Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP, in Campinas, São Paulo) and a researc...
Feb 19, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Brenton Finklea, MD: Wills Eye Academic Global Ophthalmology: A program leadership perspective
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Brenton Finklea who is the co-director with Dr. John Anhalt of the Wills Eye Center for Academic Global Ophthalmology. He obtained his medical education from the University of Virginia and then subsequently conducted ophthalmology residency training at the Wills Eye Hospital. Post-residency, he obtained fellowship training in 2 areas. One in Cornea, External Diseases, and refractive surgery from Duke University and the other in Academic Global Ophthalmology ...
Feb 12, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Ciku Mathenge, MD PhD: Eyecare in Africa: Achieving excellence in the Pursuit of Native Eyecare Equity
It is our esteemed pleasure to host Dr. Ciku Mathenge, MD PhD, an eyecare leader in Africa (specifically Rwanda) who has earned adulation and respect among her patients and the global ophthalmology community for her clinical care as well as research. Dr. Mathenge originally spent many years as an ophthalmologist in Nakuru Eye Unit at Rift Valley Provincial Hospital in Kenya where she transformed care. She served as the Regional Medical Advisor for the Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) and started pr...
Feb 05, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Cristos Ifantides, MD MBA: Global Ophthalmology as a Springboard for Specialty Innovation
Welcome back to another episode of Open globe talk. We are joined today by Dr. Cristos Ifantides who is the Director of Ophthalmic Global Outreach and Assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado. Dr. Ifantides obtained his MD and MBA from the University of Florida college of medicine and subsequently did his ophthalmology residency training at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He then did his fellowship training at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Institute in ...
Jan 01, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Jenny Yu, MD: Global Oculoplastics: Project Theia
Welcome back to another episode of open globe talk, we are joined today by Dr. Jenny Yu, who is an Oculoplastics specialist and the Co-founder of Project Theia. Dr. Yu attended the Ohio State University where she received a BS with distinction, honoring in biochemistry. She later obtained her MD through OSU’s College of Medicine and Public Health before embarking on a residency in Ophthalmology at St. Vincent Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh where she also fellowship trained in Oculopla...
Dec 24, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. William Myers, MD: Global Ophthalmology in Haiti
Welcome back to another episode of Open Globe Talk. In this episode we are traveling to Haiti with Dr. William Myers who is an incredible global ophthalmologist as we will come to hear of his exemplary service work. He obtained his MD from Dartmouth Medical School and did his ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University where he is also faculty. He then did an orbit and oculoplastics fellowship at Medical College Wisconsin and since then he has performed over 30,000 cataract surgeries. Amo...
Dec 08, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Emily Cole, MD MPH: Global Ophthalmology training innovations & the Intersection of Retina in a pandemic setting
In this episode of Open Globe Talk, we are joined by Dr. Emily Cole, MD MPH who is the Assistant Chief of Service and a current global ophthalmology fellow at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Cole attended Brown University of her undergraduate and then went on to obtain her dual MD MPH degrees at Tufts University School of Medicine. Most recently, she completed her ophthalmology residency from the University of Illinois at Chicago. As she applies to retina fellowship, we discuss with Dr. ...
Oct 15, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Sriranjani Padmanabhan, MD: Leading with Purpose: Preparation for Global Ophthalmology training & it’s application back home in the States
In today's episode, we host the wonderful Dr. Sriranjani Padmanabhan, a glaucoma specialist and a global ophthalmology-trained surgeon. With her recent training, she imparts several advices for how to approach global ophthalmology training. This is especially helpful for those who want to serve under-resourced populations here in the US as well! Dr. Padmanabhan earned her medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed her residency in ophthalmology a...
Oct 08, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Alan Lee Robin, MD: Practicing the Art of Global Ophthalmology to Cure Needless Blindness & The Aravind Eye Care System
In this episode we feature the esteemed Dr. Alan Robin, a leader in global ophthalmology and glaucoma. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the American Glaucoma Society. He also holds joint Associate Professorships in Ophthalmology and International Health at the Johns Hopkins University and is an adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan. He attended his undergraduate from Yale College and obtained his medical education from Tufts University School of Medicine. He compl...
Oct 01, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Cathleen McCabe, MD: Transcending global boundaries to serve in medical mission work & Experiencing global lessons with family
In this episode of Open Globe Talk, we talk with renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Cathleen McCabe, MD, who is the Chief medical officer at Eye health America. She specializes in bladeless laser cataract surgery and LASIK at the Eye Associates of Manatee. Dr. McCabe received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and did residency training in Ophthalmology from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Along with being named a Castle Connolly To...
Sep 24, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Hunter Cherwek, MD: Orbis International, The Flying Eye Hospital & Cybersight
Open Globe Talk's 10th episode introduces Dr. Hunter Cherwek, an inspiring leader and global ophthalmologist. Dr. Cherwek is the Vice President of Clinical Services at Orbis International, the Flying Eye Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree in biology from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill and his medical degree from Duke University. After his transitional year at Scripps Hospital, he completed his residency in ophthalmology at Emory University, where he was elected Ch...
Sep 15, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Jacquelyn O'Banion, MD MSc: The Intersection of Public Health, Global Leadership & Academics in Achieving Impactful Service
In this episode, OGT hosts Dr. Jacquelyn A. Jetton O'Banion, MD MSc, the director of Global Ophthalmology at Emory (GO-Emory). She is also an assistant professor of Ophthalmology and she practices Comprehensive Ophthalmology. Dr. O'Banion received her MD from University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio and subsequently pursued a residency in Ophthalmology from the University of Oklahoma where she also did her Global Eye Care fellowship training. Following this, she then went on to pur...
Sep 03, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Global Ophthalmology Talk with Dr. Jeff Pettey, MD MBA: Global leadership in Ophthalmology & its emphasis to advocate for our wider communities
In this episode, I am joined by our esteemed guest, Dr. Jeff Pettey, MD MBA who serves as the vice chair of education and associate professor at the University of Utah Department of Ophthalmology. His love for Utah shines through in his academic journey where he obtained his BA from the University of Utah . And while he got his medical degree from the Ohio state university college of medicine he decided to return back to the university of Utah to complete his residency in ophthalmology where he ...
Aug 27, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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